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KA"H!!! YUM! Both are getting really big, your maidelah especially! Been a long time since I've seen them, if I come in from 'out of town' I'll let you know! The first shot is 'awww', the second one is 'sweet', then 'OMG', 'hysterical' and 'delicious'!! Lots of Nachas!

I would say they are adorable, but that would be lying since i cant see anything. All i see is a big box with a small x in a box in it, in the place were the picture is suppose to be. (I can see the below pictures from purim and Montreal and Santa..just fine. Only the pictures from this post is a problem)Can anyone help me?

Never mind, I'm not up to anywhere close to finishing my draft. I knew I won't have time all year but now with summer coming up I'm starting to feel a bit optimistic... So is this another way to make money? Why would someone want to have there manuscript edited privately when the publisher does it anyways?

Dear H.S.My mother happens to be a professional writer/editor. She has worked for major frum publishing companies (editing and book selection). Now she just does private consulting and editing. Lots of famous people send her their manuscripts for editing so that what they turn into the publisher is a polished work. It has a much greater chance of publication if the work submitted is of a higher caliber. Also, there are different styles in editing -it's a lot more than just proof-reading for technical errors. Sometimes sub-plots are changed, added or deleted, and whole sections of the book are re-written. Of course it is up to the individual writer and their preferences as to whether or not to hire a private editor, but a good editor can tell you which publishers would be most likely to accept your work for publication as well. Hatzlocha with your manuscript and I hope it gets published! It's a great accomplishment and achievement. PS- spelling correction of your word 'there', it should be "have their" (ie:belonging to someone) and the word anyway is without an 's'. No offense meant, lots of luck to you!

Just another reason to boost your ego:I was looking into the Binah Bunch last night and one of the things I read was the kid of the week column, every week they interview a different kid. One of the questions they asked was: "If you would be able to talk to anyone in the world, living or dead, who would you choose?"Out of all peaple that ever existed on this world, this is what she answered:"I would really love to speak to Tzipi Caton author of Miracle Ride, a true account of a young girl who survived cancer."

I'm getting kind of bored checking up every few minutes (NOT KIDDING) and seeing the same post every time. You don't want me to dislike your kids, but if they're the first thing i see every time i open your blog for months in a row, I soon will. As of now they're still ADORABLE!

I read your book a little while ago, and have been reading a lot of posts. I've already read why you can't re-post the old archives, but maybe, sometime in the future.....=)You are an amazing writer. I'm not that old (seriously), but I can recognize talent when I see it, and you certainly have it. You let me into your world, no holds barred, and you don't even know me. You showed me.....words can't describe what I want to convey.I also recently read your other book, "Invisible Me".

(Continued..)It made a big impact on me. Baruch Hashem, I am not a selective mute (ask anyone who knows me, I won't be quiet!), but other aspects of Dini...resounded with me. I'm used to getting the slack, being blamed for everything, getting everything dumped on me. Everything has nothing yet everything to do with me. It's not easy. You wanted to make an impact and you did. Thank you.

So am I. It's a pity cause from all blogs I read, this is the only one I actually stuck to. You can answer with a yes or no. Yes as in, yes I plan to continue posting, or no for... nah, i hope your answer won't be no anyway.

Yay! After all these months of waiting my patience finally paid off. This morning I opened your blog, and presto! your adorable children smiled back at me! each picture is amazing and beautiful and yummy and breathtaking... for itself.

Does your son wear a 'Kashketl' for real or only for the picture? I thought that Viznitz and Belz are the only ones who wear it, and Belz has it without the piece in front so you must be Viznitz:-)

Well, I'm not that familiar with Belz, because we are Viznitz. In the beginnig my brothers would wear it every shabbos but as they got older they refused because no one was wearing them anymore. By now they even stopped wearing it on special occasions and my mother didn't even buy on for my 4 year old brother when he turned 3, Although she loves how it looks on the small boys. your son looks absolutely precious in it, and with the yummy curly payos... my brother's payos is straight. We are affraid to purm it since its so thin, so my mother just cut it short.

LOLFunny because in my opinion kashketlech are easier to ruin than soft hats, except of course if your talking about boys over their Bar Mitzvah. In that case it's even more weird, i never saw that yet, is it really that common in Brooklyn, or is it something they do in Isreal? I know that in Viznitz, kashketlech ARE more common in Isreal than here.

Thanks for the explanation. I figured you were thinking of discontinuing this blog. I quess I'll be checking back to look out for posts. I hope you decide to keep this blog open. It must be hard to become a public figure (sort of), but as you can see from the comments, this blog obviously means a lot to many people. It definitely does for me.

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To the Reader:

I can be contacted at twinklebrite@yahoo.comThis is a blog of the journal I kept when I was a 16 year old teen with cancer.

It sat in my drawer collecting dust for a long time until I decided that it was important to get my story out there.

Whether the reader is here for inspiration, support, a laugh, a good cry, curiosity, or by accident, I'm glad to be of service.

I learned from this challenge that Hashem put before me and do not regret going through it. I will never know His reasoning, but that's not my job.

My job is to put myself out there and be there for anyone who needs chizuk. My job is to show the world that cancer can be a part of someone's every day living without taking over their life. My job is to show that there is a life after cancer as well.

That was then. I am now.

So if you feel that reading my blog/book has made a difference to you, then my journal has already more than served its purpose.